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Earth Sciences RSS Feed from 1233 ABC Newcastle2014, Australian Broadcasting Corporationen-au15Wed, 24 Sep 2014 13:05:00 +1000Two earthquakes recorded near Cessnockhttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-24/earthquake-recorded-off-newcastle/5765084?source=rss
Two earthquakes were recorded in the Hunter Valley overnight.Wed, 24 Sep 2014 13:05:00 +1000\xmlcontent\201409\4093612.xml1233 ABC NewcastlenewcastleDisasters and Accidents:Earthquake:AllScience and Technology:Earth Sciences:AllAustralia:NSW:Cessnock 2325Cessnock earthquake map.jpgCessnock earthquake map.jpgGeoscience Australia: Geoscience Australia-32.8337 151.3551Beach stones confound localshttp://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2014/02/03/3936934.htm?source=rss
Where is all this pumice coming from?Wed, 03 Sep 2014 12:46:00 +1100\xmlcontent\201409\3936934.xml1233 ABC NewcastlenewcastleScience and Technology:Earth Sciences:AllScience and Technology:Geology:AllAustralia:NSW:Bar Beach 2300Pumice stonesStones found washed up on beach confound locals.Ben MillingtonABC: Ben MillingtonPumice aplentyDr Scott Bryan, a vulcanologist at the Queensland University of Technology knows the deal with the rocks.Jill Emberson-32.9333 151.7667Earthquake recorded at Branxtonhttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-09/earthquake-recorded-at-branxton/4876296?source=rss
An earthquake has been recorded in the Lower Hunter this morning with residents feeling their homes shake as far as Muswellbrook.Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:26:00 +1000\xmlcontent\201308\3822051.xml1233 ABC NewcastlenewcastleupperhunterDisasters and Accidents:Earthquake:AllScience and Technology:Earth Sciences:AllAustralia:NSW:Branxton 2335Australia:NSW:Maitland 2320Australia:NSW:Muswellbrook 2333Branxton earthquake.JPGBranxton earthquake.JPGSupplied by Geoscience Australia: Supplied by Geoscience Australia-32.6579 151.3501Why soil goes to water when the earth shakeshttp://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2011/02/24/3147591.htm?source=rss
As the first images of the Christchurch earthquake came through, many were puzzled to see large expanses of water over roads, footpaths and other flat areas. But what looked like flooding was actually soil liquefaction, a phenomenon that sometimes occurs with earthquakes. The University of Newcastle's Professor Garry Willgoose explains this rather bizarre natural occurrence.Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:09:00 +1100\xmlcontent\201102\3147591.xml1233 ABC NewcastlenewcastleDisasters and Accidents:All:AllDisasters and Accidents:Earthquake:AllEnvironment:All:AllScience and Technology:All:AllScience and Technology:Earth Sciences:AllScience and Technology:Geology:AllEnvironment:Water:AllAustralia:NSW:Newcastle 2300New Zealand:All:AllLiquidifcation after Christchurch earthquake.Soil liquefaction was a major feature of the Christchurch quake.PolarBearFarm/Yfrog: Explaining liquefaction, as seen in Christchurch earthquake Professor Garry Willgoose, director of the Centre for Climate Impact Management at the University of Newcastle.Carol Duncan -32.9298 151.7828